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Tu viens au bal du 14 juillet ?

"Are you coming to the Bastille Day ball?"
French A1 dictation exercise

Tom and his wife Sophie are planning their Bastille Day evening.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "être prêt.e pour [quelque chose]", "le bal du village", "mettre / porter [un vêtement]", "un costume", "une robe", "être sûr.e", "fatigué.e", "un groupe (de musique)", "jouer de la musique", "pouvoir [faire]", "danser", "aussi", "une buvette", "servir [quelque chose]", "une crêpe", "une gauffre", "et puis...", "un feu d'artifice", "génial", "vouloir [faire]", "venir", "ne ... toujours pas", "d'accord", "se changer (vêtement)".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-07-08

I'll play you French speech in sections for you to transcribe

  • Start by listening to the whole piece then hit start
  • Play each section and write down what you hear
  • I'll show you correct answers after each for you to mark yourself
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Futur, Le Futur Proche (Indicatif)
Thinking...